Auto-body.



'Ai ORTON.

L AUTO BGDY.

Arrmommn FILED JAN., 2a. 191s.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914- speeineauo of Letters resent,

Patenten am. si. asie Application filed January 23, 191.3;A Serial Ita-743,863.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED ii'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cheyenne, in the county of Laramie and State ofl Vyoming, have invented a new and useful Auto Body, of whichv the following is a specification.

One object of.the present invention is to provide an automobile which may readily be converted into an ambulance or hear'se for the purpose for transporting an injured person or aicorpse, the construction being such that the automobile may be employed for camping purposes and the like.

` With the foregeing and 4other objects in view Which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in thev details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the drawing r--Figure 1 shows the invention in side elevation; Fig. 2 is a top plan; and Fig. 3 is a fragmental horizontal section showing a portion of the latch mechanism; and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective showing the slidable mounting of the rack in the partition. .y A

In carryin out the invention there is pro- I vided a vehic e body 1 including side walls 2 and a bottom 3.

The rear seat is denoted by the numeral 4,

land upheld adjacent the rear seat are cleats 5.

The front seat isv denoted by the numeral 6 and comprises fixed arms 7. A backj8 'is hinged tothe front seat 6 as shown at Secured to tlie ends of the back 8 are segmental plates 10 adapted to move between thearms 7 and the side Walls 2. The segmental plates 10 are provided with openings 11 adapted to be engaged 'by latches 12', of any desired form, so as to vary the angle oftheback 8- with respect to the front seat. 'If desired, as shown in Fig. 8, the latches 12 may take the form of-pins 14, constrained by springs 15 to engage with the openings 11 in the plates 10, the latches 12 being slidable in the side walls 2. A head rest 17 is hinged as indicated at. 18, to the upper edge hf the back 8, and an extension 19 is hinged as indicated at 2O to the rear or upper edge of the head rest.

Latches; 21 are mounted to slide in the side walls 2,' the latches 21 being adapted to en gage the entensionlQ, to hold the extension 19 1n vertically adjusted positions, thereby to vary the angle of the head rest 17 with ref spect to the back 8.` A. partition 22'is hinged as indicated at 23 to the bottom 3 and may be held against Jthe extension 19 in any desired manner. .Slidable transversely in the .partition 22 is a rack 24, adapted to receive robes, bedding or the like, as indicated at 25. In practical operation, the partition 22 may be swung rearwardly and downwardly I against the bottom 3, the rack 24 sliding transversely 1n the partition so as to permit the partition to lie iiat on the bottom 3 (see dotted line showing of Fig. 1 and compare with Fig. 4). The back 8, the head rest 17, and the extension 19 may be disposed in horizontal alinement with the rear seat 4, the extension 19 and the associated parts being upheld by the cleats 5. Under such circumstances, there is lformed a continuons, horizontal, supporting surface, comprising the rear seat 4, the extension 19, the head rest 17 and the/back 8 of the front seat, these parts coperating to form la bed upon which an invalid or a corpse may be placed. A 'strap 26 'detachably connects the arms 7 of the front seat 6, to afford a back for the driver of the car, under the circumstances above pointed out. the dash board 33 and to the front scat, the cleats being adapted to uphold a cushion shown dotted in Fig. .1 the cushion forming a continuation of the horizontal supporting surface.

In front of the front' seat 6 may be located an auxiliary bottom comprising a plurality Cleats 100 may be secured to of slats 45, united by hinges 46, the construc- From what has been stated hereinbeore,

it is obvious that the structure hereindisclosed may be converted readily into a` liearse or ambulance, for the purpose of transportin a corpse or an invalid, the construction bolug such that Athe device may be used for camping purposes. U

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed.' is

-The combination with the body oit a vehic'le and front and rear seats, of a bach hingedly connected with the front seat; a

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m mm2@ head rest hinged to the back; .an extensien In testimony Athat I claim Jche foregoing as hinged to the head rest, the bank, the head my own, have' hereto afxed my signature est and the extension being movable into in the presence of two Witnesses.

horizontal alinement with the front and rear y ALFRED ORTON. 5 sente; and means for maintaining the back, Witnesses:

the head rest and the extension :dined with Tamm Jomeobr,

the front and rear seats. Joana LEWIS 

